Bed spring



April 11, 1933- D. KURKCHEE BEDSPRING Filed March 3l, 1932 5SheeS-Sheefl l Inventor lu. .T 1 v Ullll h U14.. .fr

April 11, 1933. D. KURKCHEE 1,903,679 v BEDSPRING Filed March 51, 1952 5Sheets-Sheet 2 Fal/a7 Klar/keke@ i By /Itorney April 11., 1933 D.KURKCHEE 1,903,679

BEDSPRING Filed March 51, 1932 5 sheets-sheet 5 f1 llorney Patent-ed'Apr. 1.1, 1933 UNITED STATES DAVE) XURKCHEE, OF SCHENECTADY, NEWYQRKBEDl SPRING Application filed. March 3l, 1932, Serial No. 602,334.

This invention relates to a bed spring which may be used with the.adjustable bedstead forming the subject matter of an ap. plication filedconcurrently herewith but which of course, can be used with otherbedsteads.

The general object of the invention is to provide means whereby thesprings can be adjusted as to their width so that they can be used onsingle or double beds or intermediate width beds.

Another object of the invention is to provide scale means whereby thesprings can be accuratelyv adjusted to the desired width and to providefoldable legs for supporting the central part of the springs,particularly, when the springs are in fully open position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby oneside of the spring can be easily and quickly fastened to a side rail ofa bed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specically pointed out in the appended claims. Y

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which spring,this view showing the spring adjusted to a wide width in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of the frame sections.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other frame section.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1 but with the springs adjustedto a narrow width.

Fig. 5 is a similar view but showing the spring adjusted to a widewidth.` y v Fig. 6 is a side view of the leg carryingl section with thelegs inrfolded position.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 2, showing how the section isconnected to a side rail of a bed by the latch means. 0' Fig. 8 is asection on line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved `to each rail. and acting asbrace means for Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail view of portions of acorner of the section shownin F 2, showing the brace means. Y I' I, f

Fig. 10 is a view' of one ofthe socket members forming part of the bracemeans. A j

` Fig.'11is a view of a brace rod. ff 'Y I' As shown in these` drawings,the spring is.l composed` of the two frame sections A and B, eachsection, of course', supporting the spring assembl C. i 00,.

The sectionAis composed of they two side rails 1 and 2 and theend'members 3. Each end member 3 is of channel shape in cross, l

section withfthe lower flange having a verf tical strip 4 connected toits outer'edge, and I 65"? the upper edge of this strip 4 having 'ahorizontal strip 5 connected therewith which is perforated to receiveportions of the spring assembly. rlhe side members are preferably oftubular form as shown in Figs.' 4 and 15, and have their .ends connectedto the" end memy bers by the depending bracketsu` The side member-'2,or'its brackets for lsupporting'the same, are provided withzprojections7 for engaging'a' side member'S offa 754 bedstead, this member beingshown. in vdotted linesin Figs. 4A and'. The Iside member. 1' has thelegs 9 .pivotallyz connected thereto' as shown at 10, soV thatt theselegs canbe moved i downwardly in vertical positionv to supportao thissidefof theA section "orcanbe moved up wardly when not in .use as shownvin Fig. 6, av pair of pivotedlinksll connecting each Vleg holding the.legs in vertical position. 85

The section Biscomposed of but'aV single side `member 12, preferably oftubular form and the-two end membersl to the outer ends of lwhich theside member l2 is connected'by brackets 14 whichdepend from the sidemem#- bers andare also .provided with theprojections 15 for'engagingafside rail of-a bed Theend members 13 are each'of'angle shapein lcross section with thelower portion ofthe vertical member oftheangle member.,Y fitting in al slidablem'anner in the spacelf'orm'edby the strip 4 and the lower part of'thechannel c portionof anendmember ofs'ection A as shown.V in Fig. 8', andthe end'membersjl?) ofsection B are held in adjusted positionin the end members 3 of section Aby thescrews 14 passing "through ythreaded holes in the v reinforcingmembers attached to theY channel end members 3 withtheir innerendspressing the endmembers 13 against the strips 4 of the end members3.

' Thus vby moving the end pieces 13 of the sectioniBin the'endgmembers 3of the section A the width of the spring can be increased Vor the springas shown in Fig. 5.

decreased yas desired, and the screws Y14 act to hold the partsinadjusted position. It will ofcourse be understood that the projec-`tions 7 on the rail 2 will engage a side rail of a bed and theprojections 15 on the rail 12 of the section B will rest on the otherside railgofthebed.y f n .When the springs are adjusted to theirfull'width or whenever desired or necessary,`

the legs'9'can be swung 'downwardly into vertical position to4supportthe'central partof. V y .Therail 12 of section lB isslightly'bowed outwardly so that it Willpass .underthe side rail 8 ofthebed,

, as shownfin Fig. 7 and at the center, this rail 12 carries a sectionallatch member 17 having Y I one section attached to the central part ofthe section 17 and of angle shape so lthat itcanV rail 12 and its otherpart 17 hinged tothe AA'brace rod 18 `connects each end member' i 13 ofthe section B with the rail 12, this `brace Y rod having its ends screwthreaded to engage the internal k'threaded socketmembers 19', one ofwhich iscarried by'eachendnnember'13wand. an'otherfof which is carried vf p `b'yffthe rail/12.Q'l`he central Vpart of "the rodisnoncircular asshown at tof're'Vv ceive-ay Wrench orthe like and itwill of Y coursebe'V understood that vthe ends of theVA j, tion'KV and'arra'ngementofthe"severalv parts Y provided that such v,changes fall ywithin Vthescope of the appended claim;

rodl are provided onef'with left threads and theother with right threadsand the sockets are correspondingly threaded. Thesek brace In testimonyHaving thus described I claim asnew is my inventiomwhat A bed springstructure comprising a pair of l sections, onesection including a pairof side members and a. pair of` channel end members and the othersection including a single side member and a pair of'angle end members,one limb'of each angle member being horizontally 'arranged and its otherlimb depending vertically from said horizontal limb, a verticallyarranged striphaving its lower edge conof .each channel member,ahorizontally ar# ranged .strip Vconnected to the upper edge of saidvertical strip with the lower edge ofthe vertical limb ofthe end, memberof thesec-V ond sectionv sliding the space which *fisl formed by thebight ofthe channel member and said Vertical strip, 'and screws carriedby the bight parts of the channel membersV for 7o `having the-ir flangeshorizontally arranged 5 nected to the outer edge of the lowerflangepressing the verticallimbsof theangleend members of lthe secondsection againstV the said vertical strips, the spring assemblyof thefirst section being connectedto thesaid horizontal strips and thespringassembly of the second section being connected tothe horizontal limbs ofthe angle, end members'. whereof I afliX my signature.

DAVID YVf means rigidly .supportfthe endmembers 13 from the single siderail 12iand after theend members'r13 are placed inthe end members of thesection A adjustments' of the brace j means are Vnot necessary. f

A scalejst'rip 21 is connected to eachf of the endjmembers 3.of thelsection A to facilitate'y f accurateadjustment of thetwov sectionsrelaf tive jtofeach other whereby.V the spring can be ,Il

accurately adjusted to the desiredwidth; v Itis thought from theforegoing description` that theV advantages and novel vfeatures s lofrthe invention will be readily/gfl apparent. Y

f Itis to,1 be'understood thatchangesmay be madef'in the constructionand in the combina-

